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B. E. BEADLE.

HAIR CURLEH.

APPLICATION FILED MAR.29.1917.

1,3 1 0,557. Patented July 22, 1919.

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HAIR-CURLER;

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 22, 19119.

Application filed March 29, 1917. Serial No. 158,394.

ments in Hair-Curlers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This 1nvent10n relates to improvements in a device for curling, crimping 0r waving hair.

The attributes of the device are that it is of extremely simple and inexpensiye construction, that it is susceptible of qulck and easy utilization, and may be employed without injury to the hair. r

The device of this invention is described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and is set forth in the claims.

In the drawings 1 -Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device- Fig. 2 is a front view of the same,-

Fig. 3 being an edge View thereof.

In the drawings, the device is represented generally by the letter A. I

This device is composed of a strip of preferably thin, flat spring metal of a bowed form, the end portions of which are return bent and disposed in proximity to the main portion of the strip to constitute hair engaging fingers b b.

The extremities d of the return bent portions are deflected away from the main portion of the strip to facilitate the insertion of the hair in its position of engagement between the fingers and the body of the device.

The ends of the fingers are of rounded form, for the avoidance of angular or sharp portions which might have the tendency to operate disadvantageously in the use of the device, or to break or rupture the hair.

The portions, of the fingers between the return bent loops and the deflected extremities are indicated as conformed for a comparatively considerable distance to the line or contour of the main or body portion of the device, whereby ample length of engagement surfaces are provided for an efficient clasping of the hair.

In using'this device, tufts or portions of the hair are first engaged by the device at one end, the hair is then curled or wound around the body thereof and finally clasped by the finger at the opposite end,the retention of the device in its so described relation continuing for; a length of time,

greater or less, according to the discretion of the user.

The hair becoming set in its curled or coiled condition, the device will then be removed.

By shaking out the curled formations, the hair may assume a'crimped or wavy appearance, as manifest.

The imparting to the device of a bowed formation as shown, the same is adapted to conform to the contour of the persons head.

Owing to the flexibility of the curler and the arched formation thereof, the pressure applied by the head of the wearer during sleep or rest against the hair wound on the curler acts to assist in the formation of the waves in the hair.

- It is, of course, manifest, that a suflicient number of the devices are to be provided so that one may employ a plurality thereof for the sufficient curling, crimping or waving of the hair.

The device, entirely integral in character, may be made from any material suitable to the purpose, such as tempered steel, magnetized steel, brass or aluminum.

The hair is wound around the body of the curler strip so as to cover or envelop the body of the curler and when so Wound lies between the terminal hair clasping hooks b and the opposing face of the curler. The portion of the curler strip between the confronting ends of the hair clasping hooks is thus completely enveloped by the hair and the outwardly deflected terminals of the hooks are cushioned and protected by the hair wound around the body of the curler. When so wound each hook or clasp constitut'es a stop for limiting endwise movement of the hair, and thus prevents the hair from slipping off the ends of the curler and becoming loose, and also prevents the hair from unwinding, in which case the wave formation would be poorlimpressed thereon. Each terminal hook e erts tension on the hair to hold it snugly wrapped about the curler, and thus keeps the halr taut, so that an attractive wave formation may be quickly impressed upon the hair. Owing to the disposition of the terminal hair clasping hooksthe yielding terminals of the hooks enga e the hair at an angle to the direction of win ing, without presenting cutting edges to the hair, or positively clamping the hair, or

otherwise subjecting the hair to unnecessary strain.

I claim 1. A hair curler consisting of a member around which the hair to be curled may be wound, a spring hair retaining outwardly curved hook clasp on one end of the member projecting lengthwise of the member and curved against the side of the member, to provide a normally closed yieldin loop adapted to engage the hair wound thereon, the hair being wound around the member so as to envelop the body thereof and the said clasp forming a stop for the hair thus wound to prevent its longitudinal displacement, and a hair clasp on the opposite end of the member.

2. A hair curler consisting of an arched member of yielding material having its opposite ends curved toward each other to provide yielding terminal hair retaining elements adapted to exert tension toward the side of the member, said elements being longitudinally spaced from each other and being disposed in parallel relation to the memthe wearer, a hair retaining element on one end of the strip adapted to hold hair wound around the strip from being unwound, said hair retaining element projecting toward the opposite end of the strip and being adapted to yield outwardly from the strip, a second hair retaining element on the other end of the strip adapted to yield outwardly and projecting toward the opposite end of the strip, the terminal portions of each of the retaining elementsi being deflected outwardly, both of said retaining elements projecting over the hair wound about the strip and being cushioned by the hair.

Signed by me at Worcester, Mass, in presence of a subscribing witness.

BLANOHE BEADLE.

Witness:

JOSEPH K. GREENE. 

